Crap Towns / Brighton and Hove / Parks
How many parks and playgrounds has Brighton and Hove got?
OS maps 44 public parks and gardens in Brighton and Hove (April 2026): 1.6 per 10,000 people, 36% lower than the typical town's 2.5. There are 80 play spaces, 2.9 per 10,000 people, 52% lower than the typical town's 6.0. 25.8% of its people live more than 400 metres from a park or play space, as the crow flies, 1.7 times the typical town's 15.5%.
| Measure | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens per 10,000 people | 1.6 | 2.5 |
| Play spaces per 10,000 people | 2.9 | 6.0 |
| Square metres of public park per person | 4.3 | 4.5 |
| People more than 400 metres from a park or play space | 25.8% | 15.5% |
| Town | Distance | % more than 400 metres from a park |
|---|---|---|
| Shoreham-by-Sea | 11.4 km | 30.3 |
| Brighton and Hove | – | 25.8 |
| Lancing and Sompting | 15.5 km | 24.7 |
| Steyning | 16.4 km | 24.1 |
| Peacehaven | 9.4 km | 21.5 |
| Hassocks and Hurstpierpoint | 11.3 km | 13.8 |
| Burgess Hill | 13.0 km | 11.4 |
| Lewes | 8.6 km | 10.2 |
| Newhaven | 12.4 km | 9.6 |
| Henfield | 15.5 km | 5.2 |
| Southwick | 9.0 km | 3.6 |
| The typical town | – | 15.5 |